Quinoa Jambalaya

Description

Move over Zatarain’s® this is healthier and tastier.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or as needed
  • 1 pound kielbasa (Polish) sausage, halved lengthwise and sliced
  • ½ sweet onion (such as Vidalia®), diced
  • 6 miniature multi-colored sweet peppers, diced
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon celery salt
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • ½ cup marinara sauce

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir sausage until browned
  2. about 5 minutes. Add onion to sausage; cook and stir until slightly browned
  3. about 5 minutes. Stir sweet pepper
  4. oregano
  5. thyme
  6. cayenne pepper
  7. celery salt
  8. and red pepper flakes into sausage mixture; cook and stir until fragrant
  9. 1 to 2 minutes.
  10. Mix quinoa into sausage mixture; cook and stir until quinoa is slightly toasted
  11. about 1 minute. Pour broth and marinara sauce over quinoa mixture. Cover skillet and simmer until quinoa is tender
  12. about 15 minutes.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Servings: 6

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